Fascin, an actin-bundling protein, induces membrane protrusions and increases cell motility of epithelial cells

Molecular Biology of the Cell

Volumn 9, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 993-1006

  Yamashiro, Shigeko ^a   Yamakita, Yoshihiko ^a   Ono, Shoichiro ^a,b   Matsumura, Fumio ^a,c  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c RUTGERS CANCER INSTITUTE OF NEW JERSEY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIN BINDING PROTEIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL MOTILITY; CELL TRANSFORMATION; CYTOSKELETON; MICROFILAMENT; NONHUMAN; PHAGOCYTOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SWINE;

ANIMALIA; SUS SCROFA;

EID: 0031694209     PISSN: 10591524     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1091/mbc.9.5.993     Document Type: Article

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